Mount Vernon

Mount Vernon,Mount Vernon: Civil War monumentNyttendcity, seat (1808) of Knox county, central Ohio, U.S. It lies along the Kokosing River, about 45 miles (70 km) northeast of Columbus. John Chapman (Johnny Appleseed), the orchardist, owned several lots in the original settlement that was laid out in 1805. The settlement was incorporated as a city in the same year and named for its location on a height by the river (then called Vernon but now known by its Native American name). Mount Vernon is the centre for an area of general farming (livestock, corn [maize], soybeans) and of oil and natural gas production. Livestock auctions are ... (100 of 222 words)